Sergio Marchionne Dies Aged 66

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[Dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17608080

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

please don't point to upvote-less, comment-less submissions as dupes.

Sorry. Thought I was being helpful here. Can you explain why the system allows the same link to be posted multiple times? I seem to remember a time when it filtered them out (at least for me).

You'd have to ask the mods for details, but I think that it got changed to be in line with the rules, and only block new submissions if the previous one had upvotes or discussions. It might still trigger for a very short time without those, not sure. Especially since in practice there's often multiple URLs for the same story (sometimes even on the same site, with tracking crap in the URL, AMP versions, ...), so it can't be relied on anyways.

With way ranking works, if an initial submission gets no upvotes it's basically necessary to submit it again to give it a chance - of course if it has been submitted a lot and none got traction, submitting yet another one likely isn't useful either.

> and only block new submissions if the previous one had upvotes or discussions.

If it's based on upvotes, there must be a threshold, because the link I provided appears to have been upvoted by someone. All the more reason why I am confused about being dinged for my 'error.'

I think 20-ish or having reached the front page (which if initial upvotes are quick can happen with less) is a useful guideline.

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